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Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€withÐ Ô$  Ðthe€recommendations€of€its€Rapporteur€on€Follow-Up€to€Country€conclusions.€The€RapporteurððsÐ À  Ðactivities,€responses€by€States€parties,€and€the€Rapporteurððs€views€on€recurring€concerns€encounteredÐ ¬ü  Ðthrough€this€procedure€are€presented€below,€and€updated€to€through€May€2008,€following€theÐ ˜è ÐCommitteeððs€fortieth€session.€Ð „Ô ÐÌ47.à  àIn€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005-2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ \¬ Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow-up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ H˜ Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€theÐ 4„ ÐConvention.€It€also€presented€information€on€the€Committeeððs€experience€in€receiving€informationÐ  p Ðfrom€States€parties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2008.Ð  \ ÐÌ48.à  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Ðstate€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow-up.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ_______________________Ð „Ô  ÐÌ3/€€€òòOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Sixty-second€Session,€Supplement€No.€44óó€(A/62/44).Ð \¬ ÐÓÓÌÌò òÓ  ÓFollow-up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€Ð  p Ðfrom€May€2003€to€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔMayÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€2008ó óÐ  \ ÐÓ0'ÓÓ  Ó...ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ øH ÐÓñ'Óò òÓ'ÓFortieth€session€(May€2008)ó óÐ ä4 ÐÓP(ÓÌÔ*’ƒXYddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#’ÔÔ,ö\PÔÔ,‰\PÔÔ,¦ \PÔÔ,z\PÔÔ+  ÔÐ @€fff/¼ ¼  €€‚v‚ƒvƒ„„Ž/Ž@ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€partyÐ M€fff<)2‚"fff#/# „„Ž/ŽMÐInformation€Ð 2‚ Ðdue€inÐ M€fff<)n"fff#/# „„Ž/ŽMÐInformation€receivedÐ O€ffff<)2‚"fff#/# „„Ž/ŽOÐAction€takenó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ Z€fK42‚" vv  ffff#/# €€‚v‚ƒvƒŽ/ŽZÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô...Ð 9€f* öFf#/# Ž/Ž9ÐÐ B€f3 öF f#/# „„Ž/ŽBÐÐ F€ff3)öF!"f#/# Ž/ŽFÐÐ Q€fB+öF" vv  ff#/# €€‚v‚ƒvƒŽ/ŽQÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔCosta€Rica€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ 9€f* Î #f#/# Ž/Ž9ÐMay€2009Ð B€f3 Î $f#/# „„Ž/ŽBÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ô„Ð F€ff3)Î %"f#/# Ž/ŽFÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  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Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow-up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðconcluding€observations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€ItÐ „Ô  Ðalso€presented€information€on€the€Committee's€experience€in€receiving€information€from€StatesÐ pÀ Ðparties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2009.Ð \¬ ÐÌ55.à  àIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedÐ 4„ Ðthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow€up€to€concluding€observations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionÐ  p Ðand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Gaer€presented€a€progress€reportÐ  \ Ðto€the€Committee€in€May€2009€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð øH ÐÌ56.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow€up€procedure€aims€"to€make€more€effectiveÐ Ð  Ðthe€struggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishment",€asÐ ¼  Ðarticulated€in€the€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committee's€review€of€eachÐ ¨ø ÐState€party€report,€the€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€toÐ ”ä Ðenhance€each€State€party's€ability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€preventÐ €Ð Ðacts€of€torture€and€ill-treatment,€and€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practiceÐ l¼ Ðinto€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ57.à  àIn€its€follow-up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsÐ 0"€  Ðas€requiring€additional€information€specifically€for€this€procedure.€Such€follow-up€recommendationsÐ #l! Ðare€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€withinÐ $X" Ðone€year.€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€takenÐ ô$D # Ðto€give€effect€to€its€follow-up€recommendations€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€theÐ à%0!$ Ðend€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€parties'€reports€under€articleÐ Ì&"% Ð19.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌ58.à  àSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€ofÐ )à$( Ðthe€forty-second€session€in€May€2009,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€81€States€for€which€it€hasÐ |*Ì%) Ðidentified€follow€up€recommendations.€Of€the€67€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€theirÐ h+¸&* Ðfollow€up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€15€May€2009,€44€had€completed€this€requirement.€As€of€15Ð T,¤'+ ÐMay€2009,€23€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow€up€information€that€had€fallen€due.€The€RapporteurÐ @-(, Ðsends€reminders€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€States€whose€follow€upÐ ° Ðinformation€was€due,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,€and€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€aÐ œì Ðreminder.€The€status€of€the€follow-up€to€concluding€observations€may€be€found€in€the€web€pages€ofÐ ˆØ Ðthe€Committee€(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/€sessions.htm).Ð tÄ ÐÌ59.à  àThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annualÐ L œ Ðreport.€However,€only€4€(Algeria,€Estonia,€Portugal€and€Uzbekistan)€of€these€14€States€had€submittedÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€followÐ $ t Ðup€procedure€had€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€StatesÐ  ` Ðon€protective€measures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.Ð ü L  ÐOne€State€party€(Montenegro)€had€already€submitted€information€which€was€due€only€in€NovemberÐ è 8  Ð2009.€While€comparatively€few€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€34€of€the€44€respondents€hadÐ Ô$  Ðsubmitted€the€information€on€time€or€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.Ð À  ÐReminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€of€these€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressedÐ ¬ü  Ðappreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€many€of€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€partiesÐ ˜è  Ðto€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Ð „Ô  ÐÌ60.à  àThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Convention's€requirement€thatÐ \¬ Ð"each€State€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€preventÐ H˜ Ðacts€of€torture€ð8ð"€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€"to€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhumanÐ 4„ Ðand€degrading€treatment€or€punishment€ð8ð"€(art.€16).Ð  p ÐÌ61.à  àThe€Rapporteur€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesÐ øH Ðregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,Ð ä4 Ðshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€forÐ Ð  Ðfollow€up€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theÐ ¼  Ðinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committee's€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isÐ ¨ø Ðrequired.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€StateÐ ”ä Ðparty.€Where€further€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€withÐ €Ð Ðspecific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€upÐ l¼ Ðinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ62.à  àAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€theÐ 0"€  ÐRapporteur's€letters€to€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€placed€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.Ð #l! ÐThe€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€StatesÐ $X" Ðparties'€replies€to€the€follow€up€and€also€place€them€on€its€websiteÐ ô$D # Ð(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/sessions.htm).Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ63.à  àSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€inÐ ¸'#& Ðthat€country,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€RapporteurÐ ¤(ô#' Ðrequesting€further€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€lettersÐ )à$( Ðsent€to€States€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€asÐ |*Ì%) Ðessential€to€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€beenÐ h+¸&* Ðhighlighted€to€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€beenÐ T,¤'+ Ðaddressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committee's€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€Ô_ÔeffectiveÐ @-(, Ðin€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Ð ° Ð...Ð œì Ð65.à  àThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€15€May€2009,€the€end€of€the€Committee's€forty-second€session,Ð ˆØ Ðthe€state€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Ð tÄ ÐÓV0ÓÌò òFollow-up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2009ó óÐ L œ ÐÌò ò...ó óÐ $ t Ðò òFortieth€session€(May€2008)ó óÐ  ` ÐÌÔ*–ƒNO Vddö\Pö‰\P‰¦ \P¦ z\PzXY°(#°(#–ÔÔ,wvvÔÔ,ÕvvÔÔ,A vvÔÔ,çvvÔÔ+  ÔÐ 8€fff'è 8 è 8  € €‚v‚ƒvƒ„„8ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€partyÐ =€fff,!^® "fff „„=ÐInformation€Ð ^®  Ðdue€inÐ =€fff,!Jš "fff „„=ÐInformation€receivedÐ ?€ffff,!^® "fff „„?ÐAction€takenó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ J€f;,^® " vv ffff €€‚v‚ƒvƒJÐ...Ð )€f"r f )ÐÐ )€f"r f )ÐÐ -€ff"r f -ÐÐ A€f2#"r  vv  ff €€‚v‚ƒvƒAÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔCosta€RicaÐ )€fúJf )ÐMay€2009Ð )€fúJf )ÐNot€receivedÐ -€ffúJf -ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ C€ff2#úJ vv  ff €€‚v‚ƒvƒCÐ...Ð +€ffÒ"ff +ÐÐ +€ffÒ"ff +ÐÐ -€fffÒ"ff -ÐÐ3)'Ò" vv   fff 3ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌ...Ð  p ÐÌÌÐ  ä4 ÐÔ_ÔÔUSCE.,ÔÓ  ÓÌò òCAT,€A/65/44€(2010)ó óÐ œì ÐÌò òChapter€IV.€€Follow„up€to€concluding€observationsÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€on€States€partiesðð€reportsó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ tÄ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô65.€€In€this€chapter,€the€Committee€updates€its€findings€and€activities€that€constitute€follow„up€toÐ L œ Ðconcluding€observations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€with€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðprocedure€established€on€follow„up€to€concluding€observations.€The€follow„up€responses€by€StatesÐ $ t Ðparties,€and€the€activities€of€the€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€to€concluding€observations€under€articleÐ  ` Ð19€of€the€Convention,€including€the€Rapporteurððs€views€on€the€results€of€this€procedure,€areÐ ü L  Ðpresented€below.€This€information€is€updated€through€14€May€2010,€the€end€of€the€CommitteeððsÐ è 8  Ðforty„fourth€session.Ð Ô$  ÐÌ66.€€In€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005„2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ ¬ü  Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow„up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðconcluding€observations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€InÐ „Ô  Ðthat€report€and€each€year€thereafter,€the€Committee€has€presented€information€on€its€experience€inÐ pÀ Ðreceiving€information€on€follow„up€measures€taken€by€States€parties€since€the€initiation€of€theÐ \¬ Ðprocedure€in€May€2003.Ð H˜ ÐÌ67.€€In€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedÐ  p Ðthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€to€concluding€observations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionÐ  \ Ðand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€In€November€2009€and€May€2010,€the€RapporteurÐ øH Ðpresented€a€progress€report€to€the€Committee€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð ä4 ÐÌ68.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€review€of€each€State€party€report,€the€Committee€identifiesÐ ¼  Ðconcerns€and€recommends€specific€measures€to€prevent€acts€of€torture€and€ill„treatment.€Thereby,Ð ¨ø Ðthe€Committee€assists€States€parties€in€identifying€effective€legislative,€judicial,€administrative€andÐ ”ä Ðother€measures€to€bring€their€laws€and€practice€into€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€inÐ €Ð Ðthe€Convention.Ð l¼ ÐÌ69.€€In€its€follow„up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsÐ D!” Ðas€requiring€additional€information€within€one€year.€Such€follow„up€recommendations€are€identifiedÐ 0"€  Ðbecause€they€are€serious,€protective€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€within€one€year.€TheÐ #l! ÐStates€parties€are€asked€to€provide€information€within€one€year€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effectÐ $X" Ðto€the€follow„up€recommendations.€In€the€concluding€observations€on€each€State€party€report,€theÐ ô$D # Ðrecommendations€requiring€follow„up€within€one€year€are€specifically€identified€in€a€paragraph€atÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€end€of€the€concluding€observations.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌ70.€€Since€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€of€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðforty„fourth€session€in€May€2010,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€95€reports€from€States€parties€forÐ )à$( Ðwhich€it€has€identified€follow„up€recommendations.€It€must€be€noted€that€periodic€reports€of€Chile,Ð |*Ì%) ÐLatvia,€Lithuania€and€New€Zealand€have€been€examined€twice€by€the€Committee€since€theÐ h+¸&* Ðestablishment€of€the€follow„up€procedure.€Of€the€81€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submittedÐ T,¤'+ Ðtheir€follow„up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€14€May€2010,€57€had€completed€this€requirement.€AsÐ @-(, Ðof€14€May€2010,€24€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow„up€information€that€had€fallen€due:€RepublicÐ ° Ðof€Moldova,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Bulgaria,€Uganda,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€Peru,Ð œì ÐTogo,€Burundi,€South€Africa,€Tajikistan,€Luxembourg,€Benin,€Costa€Rica,€Indonesia,€Zambia,Ð ˆØ ÐLithuania€(to€the€2009€concluding€observations),€Chad,€Chile,€Honduras,€Israel,€New€Zealand,Ð tÄ ÐNicaragua€and€the€Philippines.Ð `° ÐÌ71.€€The€Rapporteur€sends€reminders€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€StatesÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€which€follow„up€information€is€due,€but€not€yet€submitted.€The€status€of€the€follow„up€toÐ $ t Ðconcluding€observations€may€be€found€in€the€web€pages€of€the€Committee€at€each€of€the€respectiveÐ  ` Ðsessions.€As€of€2010,€the€Committee€has€established€a€separate€web€page€for€follow„upÐ ü L  Ð(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/follow„procedure.htm).Ð è 8  ÐÌ72.à  àOf€the€24€States€parties€that€did€not€submit€any€information€under€the€follow„up€procedureÐ À  Ðas€of€14€May€2010,€non„respondents€came€from€all€world€regions.€While€about€one„third€hadÐ ¬ü  Ðreported€for€the€first€time,€two„thirds€were€reporting€for€a€second,€third€or€even€fourth€time.Ð ˜è  ÐÌ73.€€The€Rapporteur€expresses€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€parties€regardingÐ pÀ Ðthose€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,€she€hasÐ \¬ Ðassessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow„Ð H˜ Ðup€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€informationÐ 4„ Ðprovided€responds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€EachÐ  p Ðletter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party.€WhereÐ  \ Ðfurther€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€with€specificÐ øH Ðrequests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow„upÐ ä4 Ðinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Ð Ð  ÐÌ74.€€At€its€thirty„eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€RapporteurððsÐ ¨ø Ðletters€to€the€States€parties€which€are€posted€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€CommitteeÐ ”ä Ðfurther€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€States€partiesðð€replies€toÐ €Ð Ðthe€follow„up€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Ð l¼ ÐÌ75.€€Since€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ D!” Ðcountry,€the€follow„up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requestingÐ 0"€  Ðfurther€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€toÐ #l! ÐStates€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essentialÐ $X" Ðto€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlightedÐ ô$D # Ðto€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€been€addressed€butÐ à%0!$ Ðwhich€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committeeððs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effective€in€takingÐ Ì&"% Ðpreventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill„treatment.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌ76.€€Among€the€Rapporteurððs€activities€in€the€past€year,€have€been€the€following:€attending€the€inter„Ð )à$( Ðcommittee€meetings€in€Geneva€where€follow„up€procedures€were€discussed€with€members€fromÐ |*Ì%) Ðother€treaty€bodies,€and€it€was€decided€to€establish€a€working€group€on€follow„up;€addressing€theÐ h+¸&* ÐCommittee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women€at€its€August€2009€meeting€in€NewÐ T,¤'+ ÐYork€concerning€aspects€of€the€follow„up€procedure;€assessing€responses€from€States€parties€andÐ @-(, Ðpreparing€follow„up€letters€to€countries€as€warranted€and€updating€the€information€collected€fromÐ ° Ðthe€follow„up€procedure.Ð œì ÐÌ77.€€Additionally,€the€Rapporteur€initiated€a€study€of€the€Committeeððs€follow„up€procedure,Ð tÄ Ðbeginning€with€an€examination€of€the€number€and€nature€of€topics€identified€by€the€Committee€inÐ `° Ðits€requests€to€States€parties€for€follow„up€information.€She€reported€to€the€Committee€on€someÐ L œ Ðpreliminary€findings,€in€November€2009€and€later€in€May€2010,€and€specifically€presented€chartsÐ 8 ˆ Ðshowing€that€the€number€of€topics€designated€for€follow„up€has€substantially€increased€since€theÐ $ t Ðthirty„fifth€session.€Of€the€87€countries€examined€as€of€the€forty„third€session€(November€2009),€oneÐ  ` Ðto€three€paragraphs€were€designated€for€follow„up€for€14€States€parties,€four€or€five€such€topics€wereÐ ü L  Ðdesignated€for€38€States€parties,€and€six€or€more€paragraphs€were€designated€for€35€States€parties.Ð è 8  ÐThe€Rapporteur€drew€this€trend€to€the€attention€of€the€members€of€the€Committee€and€it€was€agreedÐ Ô$  Ðin€May€2010€that,€whenever€possible,€efforts€would€henceforth€be€made€to€limit€the€number€ofÐ À  Ðfollow„up€items€to€a€maximum€of€five€paragraphs.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ78.€€The€Rapporteur€also€found€that€certain€topics€were€more€commonly€raised€as€a€part€of€the€followÐ „Ô  Ðup€procedure€than€others.€Specifically,€for€all€State€parties€reviewed€since€the€follow„up€procedureÐ pÀ Ðbegan,€the€following€topics€were€most€frequently€designated:Ð \¬ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔEnsure€prompt,€impartial€and€effective€investigation(s)à p àà È àà  à76€per€centÐ 4„ ÐProsecute€and€sanction€persons€responsible€for€abusesà p àà È àà  à61€per€centÐ  p ÐGuarantee€legal€safeguardsà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  à57€per€centÐ  \ ÐEnable€right€to€complain€and€have€cases€examined€à  àà0 p àà È àà  à43€per€centÐøHp(#p(# ÐConduct€training,€awareness„raising€à0 h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  à43€per€centÐä4h(#h(# ÐEnsure€interrogation€techniques€in€line€with€the€Conventionà È àà  à39€per€centÐ Ð  ÐProvide€redress€and€rehabilitation€à h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  à38€per€centÐ ¼  ÐEnd€gender„based€violence,€ensure€protection€of€women€à p àà0 È àà  à34€per€centШøÈ(#È(# ÐEnsure€monitoring€of€detention€facilities/visit€by€independent€bodyà  à32€per€centÐ ”ä ÐCarry€out€data€collection€on€torture€and€ill„treatment€à p àà È àà  à30€per€centÐ €Ð ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔImprove€condition€of€detention,€including€overcrowding€à p àà0 È àà  à28€per€centÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐl¼È(#È(# ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô79.à  àIn€the€correspondence€with€States€parties,€the€Rapporteur€has€noted€recurring€concerns€whichÐ D!” Ðare€not€fully€addressed€in€the€follow„up€replies€and€her€concerns€(illustrative,€not€comprehensive)Ð 0"€  Ðhave€been€included€in€prior€annual€reports.€To€summarize€them,€she€finds€there€is€considerable€valueÐ #l! Ðin€having€more€precise€information€being€provided,€e.g.€lists€of€prisoners,€details€on€deaths€inÐ $X" Ðdetention€and€forensic€investigations.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ô$D # ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô80.€€As€a€result€of€numerous€exchanges€with€States€parties,€the€Rapporteur€has€observed€that€thereÐ Ì&"% Ðis€need€for€more€vigorous€fact„finding€and€monitoring€in€many€States€parties.€In€addition,€there€isÐ ¸'#& Ðoften€inadequate€gathering€and€analysing€of€police€and€criminal€justice€statistics.€When€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐCommittee€requests€such€information,€States€parties€frequently€do€not€provide€it.€The€RapporteurÐ )à$( Ðfurther€considers€that€conducting€prompt,€thorough€and€impartial€investigations€into€allegations€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðabuse€is€of€great€protective€value.€This€is€often€best€undertaken€through€unannounced€inspectionsÐ h+¸&* Ðby€independent€bodies.€The€Committee€has€received€documents,€information€and€complaints€aboutÐ T,¤'+ Ðthe€absence€of€such€monitoring€bodies,€the€failure€of€such€bodies€to€exercise€independence€Ô_ÔinÐ @-(, Ðcarrying€out€their€work€or€to€implement€recommendations€for€improvement.Ð ° ÐÌ81.€€The€Rapporteur€has€also€pointed€to€the€importance€of€States€parties€providing€clear„cutÐ ˆØ Ðinstructions€on€the€absolute€prohibition€of€torture€as€part€of€the€training€of€law„enforcement€and€otherÐ tÄ Ðrelevant€personnel.€States€parties€need€to€provide€information€on€the€results€of€medical€examinationsÐ `° Ðand€autopsies,€and€to€document€signs€of€torture,€especially€including€sexual€violence.€States€partiesÐ L œ Ðalso€need€to€instruct€personnel€on€the€need€to€secure€and€preserve€evidence.€The€Rapporteur€hasÐ 8 ˆ Ðfound€many€lacunae€in€national€statistics,€including€on€penal€and€disciplinary€action€against€law„Ð $ t Ðenforcement€personnel.€Accurate€record€keeping,€covering€the€registration€of€all€procedural€steps€ofÐ  ` Ðdetained€persons,€is€essential€and€requires€greater€attention.€All€such€measures€contribute€toÐ ü L  Ðsafeguard€the€individual€against€torture€or€other€forms€of€ill„treatment,€as€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð è 8  ÐÌ82.€€The€chart€below€details,€as€of€14€May€2010,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€forty„fourth€session,€theÐ À  Ðreplies€with€respect€to€follow„up.€This€chart€also€includes€States€partiesðð€comments€to€concludingÐ ¬ü  Ðobservations,€if€any.Ð ˜è  ÐÌò òFollow„up€procedure€to€concluding€observations€from€May€2003€to€May€2010ó óÐ pÀ ÐÌ...Ð H˜ ÐÔCE.,US.,sYÔÌò òFortieth€session€(May€2008)ó óÐ  p ÐÌÔ*–ƒ%& VdVdwvvwÕvvÕA vvA çvvçNO°(#°(#–ÔÔ,wvvÔÔ,ÕvvÔÔ,A vvÔÔ,çvvÔÔ+  ÔÐ 8€fff'øHøH € €‚v‚ƒvƒ„„8ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€partyÐ =€fff,!n¾"fff „„=ÐInformation€Ð n¾ Ðdue€inÐ =€fff,!Zª"fff „„=ÐInformation€receivedÐ ?€ffff,!n¾"fff „„?ÐAction€takenó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ J€f;,n¾" vv ffff €€‚v‚ƒvƒJÐ...Ð )€f2‚f )ÐÐ )€f2‚f )ÐÐ -€ff2‚f -ÐÐ A€f2#2‚ vv  ff €€‚v‚ƒvƒAÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔCosta€RicaÐ )€f Z f )ÐMay€2009Ð )€f Z!f )ÐÐ -€ff Z"f -ÐÔ_ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔReminderÔ_ÔÐ C€ff2# Z# vv  ff €€‚v‚ƒvƒCÐ...Ð +€ffâ2$ff +ÐÐ +€ffâ2%ff +ÐÐ -€fffâ2&ff -ÐÐ3)'â2' vv   fff 3ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌ...Ð 0"€( Ð